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Sources and abbreviations
Whenever possible, the source of Esperanto words and expressions is cited in superscript immediately following them. This is especially useful when different sources recommend different forms of a word, for example:
| television show N televida programoBW, uz, televida programeroPIV |
| Quebec N (province) KebekioPIV,uz, KebekoBW |
| World Health Organization (WHO) N Monda Organizaĵo pri Sano (MOS)RV,Mo, Organizaĵo Monda por la Sano (OMS)PIV |
Strikethrough text (like this) indicates a deprecated word or expression that should be avoided (according to one or more sources), however you may notice some Esperanto-speakers using it.
Top-level sources: Fundamento and the Akademio
| Ak | Word recorded in the eight Oficialaj Aldonoj al la Universala Vortaro, decision or recommendation made by the Akademio de Esperanto, or recommendation of the Konsultejo de la Akademio |
| AC | Nepivaj Vortoj, by André Cherpillod, member of the Akademio de Esperanto |
| BW | term recommended, used or approved by Bertilo Wennergren, member of the Akademio de Esperanto, author of Plena Manlibro de Esperanta Gramatiko (PMEG) , Landoj kaj lingvoj de la mondo and Roko kaj Popo: Popularmuzika Terminaro en Esperanto, and active participant in online discussion forums |
| EB | Esperanta Bildvortaro, by Rüdiger Eichholz, member of the Akademio de Esperanto, or language usage of Eichholz from other publications |
| F | Fundamento de Esperanto published by Zamenhof in 1905, the unchangeable foundation and obligatory authority over Esperanto |
| Ĝ | online news site Ĝangalo or its Gvidlibro pri Notico-Verkado, edited by Flavio Rebelo, member of the Akademio de Esperanto |
| HV | Hejma Vortaro, edited by Prof. Jouko Lindstedt, member of the Akademio de Esperanto |
| IK | Angla-Esperanta-Hungara etvortaro pri: Lernado kaj laboro, Lingvo kaj komunikado, Homa vivo kaj loĝado, by Ilona Koutny, member of the Akademio de Esperanto |
| JC | new term proposed or used by Jorge Camacho Cordón, award-winning Esperanto author, conference interpreter, and former member of the Akademio de Esperanto |
| JW | Dr. John C. Wells, member of the Akademio de Esperanto, author of Teach Yourself Esperanto Dictionary and reviser of a list of False Friends printed in The British Esperantist, August-September 1972, and president of the World Esperanto Association from 1989 to 1995 |
| KL | Komputada Leksikono, by Sergio Pokrovskij, member of the Akademio de Esperanto |
| Kr | Wörterbuch Deutsch-Esperanto, by Erich-Dieter Krause, member of the Akademio de Esperanto |
| RC | Renato Corsetti, member of the Akademio de Esperanto, author, and current president of the World Esperanto Association |
| VIE | Vocabolario Italiano Esperanto, by Prof. Carlo Minnaja, member of the Akademio de Esperanto |
| Z | Dr. L. L. Zamenhof, creator of the Esperanto language |
Secondary sources: usage and other proposals
| 15a | New word formed according to Rule 15 of the Fundamenta Gramatiko, which states that foreign words that many languages have taken from the same source may be loaned as a neologism and adapted to the orthography of Esperanto |
| ANZ | Australian and New Zealand Esperanto Dictionary, by Ralph Harry and Brian Fox |
| AT | Astronomia Terminaro, developed by the Astronomia Esperanto-Klubo |
| DH | Don Harlow, former president of the Esperanto League for North America (ELNA), former editor of Esperanto USA magazine, Esperanto author and reviewer |
| EEG | Esperantlingva Etnonoma Glosaro, developed by the Internacia Komitato por Etnaj Liberecoj (IKEL) during the years they publied the ethnological periodical Etnismo |
| EJA | Esperanta Jura Asocio and Jura Tribuno Internacia |
| J | Vortaro japana-Esperanta, JEI |
| LF | Libera Folio, independant bulletin on the Esperanto movement, founded by István Ertl and Kalle Kniivilä, edited by Kalle Kniivilä |
| LSG | Ligo de Samseksamaj Geesperantistoj, specialized subgroup for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Esperantists, collaborating with the World Esperanto Association (UEA) |
| Mo | Monato magazine and its usage conventions |
| PB | Complete English-Esperanto Dictionary, by Peter Benson |
| PIV | Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto 2005; 1970 edition edited by Gaston Waringhien, former president of the Akademio de Esperanto; 1987 Supplement by Waringhien and Roland Levreaud, 2002 and 2005 editions led by Michel Duc Goninaz, member of the Akademio de Esperanto |
| RP | Radio Polonia, Esperanto-language radio programming of Polskie Radio |
| RV | Reta Vortaro, by Wolfram Diestel and others |
| SEK | proposal by Sonja Elen Kisa, author of Sonja's English-Esperanto Dictionary |
| TVE | Tabuaj vortoj en Esperanto by Hektor Alos and Kiril Velkov, edited by Ljubomir Trifonĉovski |
| uz | word or expression observed in common usage by the Esperanto-speaking community, the frequency of which can be verified for example by a Google search |
| WP | Nomaroj: birdoj bestoj insektoj plantoj legomoj, by Wouter F. Pilger |
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